Stock Market

Indian equity benchmarks, the BSE Sensex and Nifty 50, are poised for a firm start on April 10, supported by positive signals from GIFT Nifty, which was trading around the 23,918 level in early trade.

The upbeat indication comes in line with gains across Asia-Pacific markets, although investor sentiment remains cautious amid ongoing US-Iran tensions.

In the previous session, domestic markets witnessed profit booking after a strong rally, with the Nifty 50 slipping below the 23,700 mark and snapping its five-day winning streak, led by selling pressure in financial stocks.

On Thursday, the 30-share benchmark index ended at 76631.65 down by -931.25 points or by -1.2 % and then NSE Nifty was at 23775.1 down by -222.25 points or by -0.93 %.

On the global frint, most markets in the Asia-Pacific rose, with South Korea’s Kospi leading gains. The index was trading 2.18 per cent higher. Japan’s Nikkei 225 and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng were trading 1.78 per cent and 1.11 per cent higher, respectively.

Overnight, the US stock indices ended higher as traders assessed the fragile ceasefire between the US and Iran. The S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average ended 0.62 per cent and 0.58 per cent higher, respectively. The Nasdaq Composite ended 0.83 per cent higher.

Back home, Top traded Volumes on NSE Nifty – HDFC Bank Ltd. 48879392.00, Eternal Ltd. 38062318.00, Tata Steel Ltd. 36853400.00, State Bank of India 24772948.00, ICICI Bank Ltd. 22923062.00,

On NSE, total number of shares traded was 568.99 Crore and total turnover stood at Rs. 133363.65 Crore.

On NSE Future and Options, total number of contracts traded in index futures was 146587 with a total turnover of Rs. 23227.62 Crore. Along with this total number of contracts traded in stock futures were 1224602 with a total turnover of Rs. 77779.32 Crore. Total numbers of contracts for index options were 50860889 with a total turnover of Rs. 7934187.34 Crore. and total numbers of contracts for stock options were 5186410 with a total turnover of Rs. 349357.00 Crore.

The FIIs on 09/04/2026 stood as net buyer in equity and debt. Gross equity purchased stood at Rs. 20151.81 Crore and gross debt purchased stood at Rs. 110.60 Crore, while the gross equity sold stood at Rs. 21547.36 Crore and gross debt sold stood at Rs. 860.27 Crore. Therefore, the net investment of equity and debt reported were Rs. -1395.55 Crore and Rs. -749.67